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Alpine World Ski Championships 1982, Schladming, Austria 5.2.1982
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 28 and February 7, 1982. These were the 27th World Championships; the men's races were held at Planai and...
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Juan Carlos I - new definitives 21.5.1993
These stamps were new Definitives in 1993.Juan Carlos. Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) reigned as King of Spain from 1975 to 2014, when he...
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Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello,1st Prince de Siewierz 10.5.1969
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello,1st Prince de Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a Marshal of the Empire. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented...
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Visit of Pope Pius XII to Germany 18.11.1980
This cover marked the visit of Pope Pius XII to Germany in 1980.Thank you Merja.
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Visit of Pope Pius XII to Equatorial Guinea in 1980
This cover marked the visit of Pope Pius XII to Equatorial Guinea in 1980.Thank you Merja.
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Route of Santiago de Compostela 1993
The Camino de Santiago, also known by the English names Way of St. James, St. James's Way, St. James's Path, St. James's Trail, Route of Santiago de Compostela, and Road to Santiago, is the name of any...
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The Magi - Christmas 13.11.1969
The stamp on the FDC is of Berlin, West Germany and depicts one of a Pewter Model set of figures. Some of the proceeds of these stamps went for Humanitarian Relief Funds. The stamp is one of a set...
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Music Conductors 10.9.1980
(12d) Sir Henry Wood Kt CH (3 March 1869 – 19 August 1944) was an English conductor, forever associated with the Promenade Concerts which he conducted for half a century. Founded in 1895, they became...
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Safe Public Transportation 26.4.1993
Safe Public Transportation is and important part of Public Services in Spain. The two stamps depict traffic lanes and Road Signages. Thank you Merja.
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Marshal of France Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC -...
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a notable French military commander during World War II and the First Indochina War. De Lattre was...
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Famous Women Writers 9.7.1980
(12p) Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre), (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become...
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Pope Visits Milan 20.5.1983
This Italian cover and the special postmark on it is to commemorate the Inauguration of the XXth Eucharistic Congress in Milan, Italy by Pope Paul II.
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The ExFilna93 National Stamp Exhibition, Alcañiz, Spain
The Stamp on the mini sheet on the cover depicts Easter Procession in Alcañiz. The mini sheet depicts The Holy Week procession (drummers) before calvary and Torre del Homenage (14th century) of the...
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Cape Horner Antoinette 10.4.1971
The Stamp on the FDC depicts the Cape Horner Antoinette under full sail. Antoinette was a four-masted barque built in 1897 and used in the nitrate trade between Chile and France; she was lost in 1918....
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Apostolic Journey to Brazil 4.7.1980
Visit of Pope Paul II On the occasion of the ecumenical meeting (Porto Alegre, Brazil on 4th July 1980).
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Pope John Paul’s Second Visit to Poland 21.4.1983
This was Pope John Paul’s second visit to his native Poland after becoming the Pope. Besides addressing various religious gatherings Pope John Paul II also held a private meeting with Lech Walesa, the...
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Environment
World Environmend Day (WED) is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations...
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Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (December 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871) was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring. Robert-Houdin felt that every magic program...
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The 1982 FIFA World Cup 23.5.1980
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, or the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. However, this FDC and stamps were issued in 1980 as a prelude to WC82 which was held two years...
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